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Leaf Spring Question: #1052773 08/14/11 04:10 PM 08/14/11 04:10 PM
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,377 Tennessee WyleECoyote OP pro stock
WyleECoyote OP pro stock Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,377 Tennessee	Uhm.... when you take what appears to be a flat leaf spring out of a car, does it spring back to normal looking? 72 Imperial, 6,000-lbs - driver side spring was flat across and passenger side had some arch to it - giving me about a 2-inch height difference. After getting them out - they both appear the same and as arched as the new ones. Is it only evident that a spring is worn out when it has a full load on it? Thanks! Wile E. Coyote Super Genius, Lover of FCA US LLC Products ************* 68 Road Runner (440 4-spd), 71 Superbee (383 slap), 71 Charger 500 (383 4-spd wA/C 1of 182), 72 Imperial, 74 Charger SE (440 sunroof), 84 D350 Crew-cab Dually (440), 75 D300 Dually Tandem (318 4-speed)

Re: Leaf Spring Question: [Re: WyleECoyote] #1052774 08/14/11 04:20 PM 08/14/11 04:20 PM
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1_WILD_RT Management Trainee Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows?	Try putting an equal load on both springs & measure how much deflection occurs... Or swap the springs side to side in the Imperial & see if the sag follows the spring or the car... I know of a couple cars with frame issues that have been adjusted around to sit level but really need to go on a frame rack & be reworked... "The Armies of our ancestors were lucky, in that they were not trailed by a second army of pencil pushers."

Re: Leaf Spring Question: [Re: 1_WILD_RT] #1052775 08/14/11 11:30 PM 08/14/11 11:30 PM
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,377 Tennessee WyleECoyote OP pro stock
WyleECoyote OP pro stock Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,377 Tennessee	Quote: Try putting an equal load on both springs & measure how much deflection occurs... Or swap the springs side to side in the Imperial & see if the sag follows the spring or the car... I know of a couple cars with frame issues that have been adjusted around to sit level but really need to go on a frame rack & be reworked... Whew - that would be a LOT of work to swap the old springs side to side to see if the sag follows... I think I'd rather just install the new ones and hope that the old drivers side spring was "sprung" or had lost its "tinsel strength" and that part of the phenomena with sprung springs is that yes, they do go back to their original, arched shape with no load on them and appear "fine" when out of the car. I don't think I can return the new springs anyway even if that isn't the problem. Thanks for reading everyone! Wile E. Coyote Super Genius, Lover of FCA US LLC Products ************* 68 Road Runner (440 4-spd), 71 Superbee (383 slap), 71 Charger 500 (383 4-spd wA/C 1of 182), 72 Imperial, 74 Charger SE (440 sunroof), 84 D350 Crew-cab Dually (440), 75 D300 Dually Tandem (318 4-speed)

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